Postgraduate student funding will be made for full-time honours, masters, and doctoral degrees only. It must be noted that the NRF will not fund the following
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Undergraduate qualifications, regardless of National Qualifications Framework (NQF) exit level
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Postgraduate certificates or diplomas, regardless of NQF exit level and
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Professional masters and doctoral degrees, regardless of NQF exit level. (Further clarification of the professional degrees can be obtained from the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF) approved by the DHET).